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Rowan

Ship Designation: 
DD-405
Date Lost: 
Saturday, September 11, 1943
Torpedo Attack en route to Oran
Rowan was operating in support of the Paestum landings in the Gulf of Salerno when action occurred. While returning to Oran on 10 Sept, German E-boats attacked the force. Rowan counter attacked which caused the E-boats to break off their attack on the main force. Five minutes after regaining her station as an escort for the Main force Rowan was struck by a torpedo and sank in less than a minute. 202 of the 273 officers and men went down with the ship.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 197

Name Service Branchsort ascending
GM 2c Samuel Zilke USN
F 1c Walter Berrigan USN
Sea 1c Stanley Cable USN
Sea 2c Waclaw Cwiek USN
Sea 1c Vincent Jones USN
TM 3c James Lankford USN
SC 2c Camille Miciotto USN
Lt(jg) John Fietz USN
Cox Alexander Gronek USN
EM 2c Claude Odonnell USN
PhM 3c Louis Schecter USN
Sea 2c Henry Ridenour USN
QM 3c William White USN
Sea 2c Lester Bessell USN
Sea 1c LeRoy Cantrell USN
F 1c James Howell USN
Sea 2c Calvin Kastler USN
SF 2c William Lea USN
CEM Robert Dill USN
Sea 1c Edward Hoffman USN

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Submitted by Capt. Robt. Strange USN Ret.